Portugal vs Ireland (2-1): Cristiano breaks record and rescues victory

Faro, Portugal /

It seemed like a night for oblivion, but no, the historical appearedCristiano Ronaldo and with two goals Portugal beat Ireland 2-1 to Day 4 of the UEFA World Cup qualifier.

El Bicho is the top scorer in terms of selections by reaching 111 goals, leaving behind Ali Daei, who held the mark with 109 goals.

The night was more than set, at home, undefeated and against Ireland who won, but the duel was complicated for the Portuguese, as Manchester United player missed a penalty.

And so the duel began, as in the 9th minute there was a foul on Ronaldo which was marked as a penalty. The play was reviewed and confirmed via VAR. Cristiano was ready to make history and in the 15th minute he made the collection, but he didn’t count on that Gavin Bazunu became the momentary figure of the meeting, As he stopped the shot from CR7’s 11 steps.

The 19-year-old goalkeeper did not let himself be carried away for the moment and after the shot he rushed to his right side to make the cut.

In Portugal it cost him a lot to fail CR7, And went halfway through losing as John Egan headed in a stopped ball to make the 1-0 of the visit.

In the second half Ronaldo looked and in the 60th minute he beat the Irish goalkeeper, but he was not successful. Soon he was eating in Portugal. In the 76th minute, Cristiano threw a ball to Bernardo Silva, who made two cuts and sent the ball over.

At 87 ‘, Joao Mario crashed the ball into the saga, In the bounce it tried Joao Moutinho and its shot was marked like hand. Cristiano took the ball and in the 88th minute he fired a shot that cut the Irish goalkeeper in a big way.

It seemed that this was the end of the meeting, however in the 89th minute there was a cross in the area, Cristià got up and scored to become historic; already in time of compensation, in the 96 ‘he made the other with the head to leave the 3 points in Portugal.

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